1978 VFL Round 22: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1978 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 22 of the 1978 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
In the absence of Keith Greig, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), S. Alves, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, C. Davis, R. Glendinning, K. Good, R. Huppatz, P. Keenan, S. McCann, G. Melrose, J. Moylan, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, D. Smith, X. Tanner
South Melbourne
G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Campbell, B. Evans, S. Gull, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, M. Smith, G. Teasdale, M. Wright, D. Young, S. Zantuck
North Melbourne (16.15.111) defeated South Melbourne (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Davis (4), M. Blight (2), M. Boyse (2), A. Briedis (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), S. Alves, K. Good, P. Keenan, G. Melrose
South Melbourne: T. Morwood (4), J. Murphy (3), S. Gull (2), M. Browning, R. Campbell, P. Morrison
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,607
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.15.111 - 12.15.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Smith, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 286 | 194 | 92 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 47 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Campbell, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| 40 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 279 | 199 | 80 | 62 | 26 | 46 | 33 | |||